Horse-collar fastening



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HORSE COLLAR msTzlvING-.Vv y No. 376,894. Patented-Jan. 24, 1888.

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UNITED STATES PATENT Ormea.

ROBERT T LOMBARD, OF RACINE'WISCONSIN.

HORSE-COLLAR FASTENING.`

SPECIFICATION formingpart Cif yLetters Patent No.376,894,.dated January 24, 1888.

Application filed August 13, 1887.

To all whom/vif may concern: j

Be it known that I, ROBERT T. LOMBARD,

Y of Racine, in the county of Racine, and in the fno State of Wisconsin, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements yin Horse Collar Fasteners; and I do hereby declare that` the following is a full, clear, and exact descriptionV thereof. t

My invention relates to horse-collar-'fasteners; and it consists in certain peculiarities of Y construction and combination of parts, to be hereinafter described with4 reference to the accompanying drawings, and ysubsequently claimed.

In the drawings, Figure l represents a horizontal section of a horse-collar fastener construeted accordingto my invention; Fig. 2, asection taken online l22, Fig. 1; Fig. 3, aface view of one of the fastener-sections; and Fig. 4, a section taken on line 4cl 4, Fig. l.

Referring by .letter to the drawings, A B represent two metallic sections that are designed to be secured in any suitable manner to the lower ends of horse-collar sections.

The section A of my fastener. has its face provided with a longitudinal concave depression, a, and a central transverse eye-piece, b, that projects outward and has one of its sides beveled, as best illustrated at c, Figs. 1 and 3.

The other section, B, of my fastener has its face p rovided with convex elevations d, that.l are designedtoyt in the concave depression a in the face of the section A, and between these elevations is left an open space, e, to perf mit the passage of the eye-'piece b, belonging to said section A.

The outer convex elevation, d, on the face of the fastener-section B has its ends perforated, and one of these perforations has abushing, C, inserted therein, said bushingy serving as a bearing for the reduced portion f of a bolt, D, that has its enlarged innerh end, g, beveled in opposition to the` bevel con the eye-piece b of the fastener-section A. Arranged on the reduced portion fof thebolt D, between its annular shoulder h and the bushing D, isa spiral spring, E, and said bolt is also provided with a groove, t', that engages a stop-pin, F, the latter being .passed through the adjacent outer elevation, d, and said bush- The spring serves to keep the bolt D norface and a central'transverse eye-piece outseriallvaaiaee. :(No maia.)

vation d on the face of the fastener-section B,

mallyagainst the closed end of, opposing eleand the stop-pin F acts to limit the movement 5 5' of said bolt in either direction.

Asshown in thedrawings, the fastener-section B is provided with a staple, G, for amartingalefstrap, and, if found desirable, I lnay piece b on the section A will enter the space e between the convex elevations d on the secf tion B and automatically force back the bolt the latter will in .turn cause the bolt' to shoot forward and engage the eye-piece after the fastener-sections, the bolt D against the resistance of the spring E, and

D is drawn backV as far kas the stop-pin F willv permit and said sections simply moved'apart.

Having thus lfully described Amy invention, .I

what I claim as new/,and desire to secure .by

l. In a horse-collar fastener, the combination of two opposing sections, one of which has a longitudinal concave depression in its wardly projecting therefrom, the other section providedupon its face with convex elevations' that tsaid concave depression, and an open space between these depressionsv for the passage of the eyepiece, and a suitable bolt arranged in the latter section to engage said `eyepiece,l substantially as set forth.

2. In a horse-collarfastener, the combination of two opposing sections, one of which has a longitudinal concave depression in its face and a central transverseeye-piece outwardly projecting therefrom and beveled upon one of kits sides, the other sectiouprovided upon its face with convex elevations that fit said concave depression, and an open space between these elevations for the passage of the eye-piece, and a suitable bolt beveled upon-its 4inner end in opposition to the v bevelen said eye-piece and arranged to engage they latter, substantially as set forth.

3. In a horse-collar fastener, the combination of the section A, having the concave depression a and eye-piece b, the section B, provided with the convex elevations d and open space e, the grooved bolt D, spring E, and In testimony that I claim the foregoingI stop-pin F, substantially as set forth. Vhave hereunto set my hand, at Kalamazoo, 1n 1o 4. In a horse-collar fastener, the combinathe county of Kalamazoo and State of Michltion of the section A, having the concave degan, in the presence of two witnesses.

5 pression a and eyepiece b, the section B, pro- ROBERT T. LOMBARD.

vided with the convex elevations d and open l Vitnesses: space e, the bushing C, grooved bolt D, spring FRED H. BRITTON, E, and stop-pin F, substantially as set forth. F. F. GIDDINGS. 

